LaCinema HD Connect
User Manual
Setting Up: Connecting to TV page 17
3. Setting Up: Connecting to TV & Network
This chapter explains how to connect your LaCinema HD Connect to your television and network. If you would also like to connect a USB hard drive in order to play its files on the TV, see section 4. Setting Up: Connecting USB Hard Drive.
This section consists of these steps:
3.1.STEP 1: Connect HDMI or Composite Cables
3.2.STEP 2: Connect to the Network
3.3.STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply
3.4.STEP 4: Complete the Installation Wizard
3.1.STEP 1: Connect HDMI or Composite Cables
Router
Ethernet
Composite
Power
The LaCinema HD Connect supports different ways of connecting to televisions. From the following methods, choose the setup that matches the ports on your television or receiver:
■■ HDMI (section 3.1.1. HDMI
■■ Composite (section 3.1.2. Composite Video & Stereo Audio Connection)
In each of the above connection methods, it is possible to connect the LaCinema HD Connect to home theater systems by plugging the S/PDIF cable (not included) to your digital amplifier via the digital optical audio connector (see section 3.1.3. Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Connection for details. The chart at right illustrates the qualities made possible by the different connection methods.
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Fig. 14
| Connection | Maximum |
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High | HDMI | 1080p |
Definition |
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Standard | Composite | 576p |
Definition |
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TECHNICAL NOTE: The connectors on the rear of your TV may not appear exactly as shown in the following pages. Please read the labels next to the connectors carefully to ensure correct connections.